[5] Instead he ambushed William Munro's force when they were in a long and negligent march on the south side of the Knockfarrel hill which is the eastern extension of the Drumchatt ridge.

[3][4][note 2]The Clan Munro Association (UK) translates the second line of the Gaelic verse into English differently as follows:[9] 'Did eight hundred men defeat and many kill, With his seven score on the face of Pharrel hill'.A modern historian, Charles Ian Fraser also mentions William Munro and the alleged Battle of Drumchatt in 1501:[2] William Munro of Foulis played a prominent part in public affairs in the north, and was knighted by James IV.

In 1501 in some official capacity, he led a composite force of Munros, Dingwalls, and MacCullochs to attack Hector Roy Mackenzie of Gairloch at Druim-a-Chait, near Strathpeffer.

Whatever the truth, the very next year the Munro Chief was commanded to proceed to Lochaber on that hazardous ploy, "the King's business".

There, in 1505, he was slain by Lochiel.William Munro, 12th Baron of Foulis, was later killed in 1505 at the Battle of Achnashellach whilst "on the King's business" fighting against the Clan Cameron.